We had the good fortune of connecting with Ashley Marie (Wottring) and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Ashley, do you have any habits that you feel contribute to your effectiveness?
I feel like this is such an obvious answer but for some reason took me the longest to learn… but that’s consistency. It’s continuing to show up on Instagram even when the views aren’t there. It’s consistently posting on my Amazon storefront even when the sales aren’t there. Once I became more consistent the views started to come and so did the sales. It’s hard to show up when you feel as though you don’t have an audience, but the audience comes with consistency.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I was in corporate America for 13 years. I worked in Marketing and Branding for an International CPG company working my way to Director of Marketing. I absolutely love marketing but sitting in an office for 8+ hours a day wasn’t for me so I decided to take a leap and quit my job. Now I am a full-time content creator and marketing consultant. So not only do I manage my social media but I have a few clients that I manage as well. I absolutely love what I’m doing and pray this is something I can continue with full time!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would definitely take them to downtown Carmel. I love Carmel because the city has really taken the time to develop areas outside and has made the area so walkable (which is my favorite). We’d start by getting wine and charcuterie at Wine and Rind sitting outside on their adorable patio area. We’d then walk down the Monon to have dinner at Monterey, they have the best sea food! And then finally we would end out night on the rooftop patio of 3Up!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
My mom deserves my biggest shout out. She’s always pushing me and challenging me to do more and reminding me I’m more capable than I think. She’s the one that persuaded me to start posting my little outfits on Instagram (and was I embarrassed). I mentioned my one habit that has helped me succeed the most is consistency and she constantly pushes me to show up. She’s also been great at reminding me to stay positive. It’s so easy to get upset when a piece of content doesn’t perform but she’s quick to turn the conversation around give me three other examples of successes I’ve had. She’s my best friend, and my motivator.

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Image Credits
The additional photos were taken by the talented Olivia Braun @_oliviaxs<br>

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